Sport's Most Charitable Stars

 

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo topped the list of 20 athletes, which included some of the biggest names in the world of sport

Cristiano Ronaldo donated in excess of $165,000 to fund a cancer center in Portugal while making another donation in the region of $83,000 for the brain surgery of a 10-year-old. Ronaldo has also used his image and fame to raise awareness for a number of causes including child hunger, obesity, biodiversity, HIV and drug addiction. The superstar also participated in FIFA’s “11 against Ebola” campaign to raise awareness for the disease.

WWE's John Cena, tennis star Serena Williams, former South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim and Brazil's football captain Neymar rounded up the top five.

Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal was ranked as the 18th most charitable sports star in the world by Dosomething.org

Ronaldo and Neymar Jr. are the only footballers to make the list

 Neymar was included for his participation in the “11 against Ebola” campaign, partnering for clean water in Brazil and for founding the Neymar Jr. Institute Project, the latter being an educational and sports complex located in the city of Praia Grande.

The ranking of the Athletes Gone Good list is done through a three-part methodology which involves.

• Votes and nominations from the public
• Athlete’s influence on social media
• Advice from Athletes Gone Good Advisory Committee

DoSomething.org honours the most charitable celebrities of the year in the “Celebs Gone Good” list and has introduced a similar list for athletes known as '' Athletes Gone Good ''

Sport's Most Charitable Stars
Cristiano Ronaldo
John Cena
Serena Wiliams
Yuna Kim
Neymar
Lebron James
Heather O'Reilly
Maria Sharapova
Mo'ne Davis
Richard Sherman
Charlie White and Meryl Davis
Dan Carter
Roman Reigns
Ronda Rousey
Lindsey Vonn
Tom Daley
Bethany Hamilton
Saina Nehwal
Paul Rabil
Shahid Afridi